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      Best Books About Healing for the New Year

      December 31, 2011 /

      Being an informed consumer is the best way to maximize the many health choices available.

      Great books have been written this year:

      The Sublime Engine: A Biography of the Human Heart
      by Stephen Amidon and Thomas Amidon

      Your Medical Mind: How to Decide What Is Right for You
      by Jerome Groopman and
      Pamela Hartzband

      County: Life, Death and Politics at Chicago’s Public Hospital
      by David A. Ansell

      The Panic Virus: A True Story of Medicine, Science and Fear
      by Seth Mnookin

      Invasion of the Body: Revolutions in Surgery
      by Nicholas L. Tilney

      Find reviews of these five must read healing books .

      New regulations, health care policy changes and an aging population makes staying on top of new developments imperative.

      Doctors, Health Care Policy, Health Insurance, Hospitals, Quality Control, Research

      Big Medical Advances To Come in the New Year

      December 31, 2011 /

      Medical advances in the new year could have a huge impact on world health.

      Vaccines, new regulations and cheaper drugs are just some of the medical advances to come.

      Like other vaccines, cancer vaccines use a chemical marker of a disease (in one case, a virus; in another, a malignant tumor) to train a person’s immune system to fight the disease.
      But unlike vaccines for the flu or chicken pox, which are preventive, “we almost uniformly vaccinate after cancer is there,” Kwak said.
      Some cancer vaccines in development could be administered to many people, while others – including Kwak’s vaccine for follicular lymphoma – would have to be tailored to each patient’s tumors.

      There is a lot to look forward to and more choices will be one of the biggest drivers of change and improvement.

      Quality Control, Research, Resources, Wellness

      Chinese Eating Habits Change with the Times

      December 31, 2011 /

      The Chinese are faced with more food choices as they become more affluent.

      More Western style eating habits including a taste for more sugar, salt and fizzy drinks are taking a toll on the health of the Chinese people.

      Public-health experts in China say obesity has become a serious problem: Twenty-five percent of adults are overweight or obese, according to a 2008 study published in Health Affairs. But Cai Meqin, a nutritionist at Shanghai Jiaotong University, says all the overeating is partly a reaction to the food shortages under Chairman Mao a generation ago.

      “At that time, Chinese people [did] not have much food to eat, so they [were] very slim, but right now we have much, much more food, so they eat more [and are] overweight,” says Cai.

      Nutrition, Research, Wellness

      Inhalable Caffeine for a Portable Pick Me Up

      December 31, 2011 /

      Caffeine buzz in a can ; harmless or handy?

      The caffeine market is already a crowded place, between all the coffee, sodas, energy drinks, and novelties ranging from caffeinated gums to a chapstick called Spazzstick.

      But AeroShot is unique, its creator says, because it allows you to control the dosage. “We often overdose ourselves [with caffeine],” David Edwards, inventor of the AeroShot and a professor of biomedical engineering at Harvard, tells The Salt. That’s part of what leads to the nasty spike and withdrawal cycle that leaves caffeine addicts feeling drowsy. With AeroShot, “you take it when you need it, and as much as you need.”

      Quality Control, Research

      Holiday Migraine Triggers and How to Avoid Them

      December 23, 2011 /

      Holidays can be stressful and for those who suffer migraines excesses can make matters worse.

      Listed below are just a few of the things that can trigger migraines.
      Read the whole article for more.

      Pine scents

      What to try: Avoid it! Seasonal scents including pine and cinnamon are a big headache trigger for some, making common spaces (offices, churches) a challenge.

      Caffeine

      What to try: Moderation. A little coffee, tea, or cocoa can actually help headaches, but too much can trigger them, New York City neurologist Dr. Audrey Halpern, says.
      “I find that when I drink less coffee, my sinuses are a lot happier,” says blogger Lauren Levine. “I think this is because caffeine dries everything out. I find that my headaches are less frequent when I’m drinking green tea and water instead of tons of coffee (which is how I normally operate). It’s difficult but definitely worth it.”

      Holiday foods

      What to try: Some foods are known to trigger headaches for many people—and others (especially those rich in magnesium) seem to help prevent them.
      Try to avoid red wine, beer, MSG, chocolate, aged cheese, sauerkraut, and processed meats like pepperoni, ham, and salami. Eat more spinach, tofu, oat bran, barley, fish oil, olive oil, white beans, and sunflower and pumpkin seeds.

      Research, Wellness

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